Learning Resource Services

Meet our Special 

Education Services Team


Sarah Cronin, Program Lead

Maggy Zuccato, EA

We are excited to work with you and your child(ren).

The Learning Resources team is designed to support students with their unique learning needs and to support staff in assisting  students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP)  in their classroom.  Students are supported throughout the year by Special Education Resource Teachers (SERTs) who provide strategies to be used in programming and in assisting student learning.  SERTs can assist students with goal setting, self-advocacy,efficiency, resiliency, and in growing independence and confidence in their learning skills.  Our SERTs work closely with students to help them understand their individual learner profile and to recognize which accommodations and resources will help them to achieve the best results.

The support can be offered through:

An IEP is a written plan describing the learning resource services required by particular students, based on the student's strengths and needs and their affect on the student's ability to access the curriculum and to demonstrate their learning to their full potential.  The IEP  includes a record of the particular accommodations needs to help the student access the curriculum, across all subject areas  as outlined in the Ministry of Education's curriculum policy documents and or alternative expectations in program areas not represented in the Ontario curriculum.

An IEP is developed for every student identified as exceptional by an Identification, Placement & Review Committee (IPRC).  An IEP may also be developed for a student who has not been formally identified as exceptional but who requires a learning resource service when a student's achievement will be assessed according to curriculum expectations and who regularly requires accommodations for instructional or assessment purposes.

Students or parents are encouraged to contact Ms. Cronin for more information about Learning Resource Services or regarding specific learning concerns at cronins@hdsb.ca or by calling the school at 905 878 2839 ext. 246.

Google Classroom Code:  7d5b3kd


Sarah Cronin

Subjects:  English, Humanities, Social Sciences, Gr. 9 Math 

Online Hours:  3:00 to 4:00 pm






Join the MDHS Learning Resource Library Google Classroom

Access code:  um5gkxo 

MDHS Learning Resources Library

The Learning Resources Program area has created a Google Classroom for Students, Parents, and Teachers to access as a Learning Resource Library.  In it, you will find links to instructional/tutorial videos, Assistive Technology tutorials/links, Tips to support learning, links to online resources that support learning with a specific focus on strategies to support students with learning differences, mental wellness concerns, and Autism.  This classroom is a living classroom and will be updated consistently.  Click on the icon to the left to access this MDHS Learning Resources Library Classroom.

Homework Help & Exam Preparation

Study Guides & Strategies                                                                        How to Create Study Guides

How to Study for Exams                                                                            Studying Techniques & Strategies - Getting through Exams

Helpful Links & Information

Understanding Learning Differences                                                D.J. Cunningham's TedTalk - Learning Via Your Style

Resources for Success                                                                         Amy Cuddy's TedTalk - Your body language may shape who you are

HDSB Assistive Technology                                                                 Shawn Achor's TedTalk - The happy secret to better work

Some Assembly Required (SOAR)!!!  Check out SOAR Sr. - a program designed to help students in Gr. 11 & 12 navigate post secondary pathways.  Offered by the ldahh.